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More than 70 Harris Federation staff at risk of redundancy

CEO Sir Dan Moynihan tells Tes the cuts have been proposed mainly because of declining pupil rolls at schools in London

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Government to introduce statutory ‘ban’ on phones in schools

Announcement comes just days after education minister Olivia Bailey told MPs that the problem of phones in schools was 'already solved'

More than 70 Harris Federation staff at risk of redundancy

CEO Sir Dan Moynihan tells Tes the cuts have been proposed mainly because of declining pupil rolls at schools in London

SEND reforms ‘risk overlooking developmental language disorder’

Charity calls on government to improve training and support plans for pupils with DLD

NEU members willing to take industrial action over pay and funding

Overwhelming majority of teacher members who voted in indicative ballot reject three-year pay recommendation and indicate support for taking action, but turnout was less than 50 per cent

DfE awards contract for school behaviour toolkit

Education services provider Etio will work alongside ImpactEd to develop a best practice review and toolkit to help tackle pupil behaviour

Gareth Conyard: DfE plan for teacher-training entitlement is ‘disingenuous’

In an exclusive interview, the chief executive of the Teacher Development Trust questions the government's plan for a new teacher-training entitlement and its decision to fund only three years of SEND training

Where are the ‘big levers’ of curriculum and assessment in SEND reforms?

For a more inclusive system, ministers must rethink what children learn and how success is measured, say school leaders – who fear that an opportunity has been missed on curriculum and assessment

Key stage 3 alliance announces regional co-chairs

The regional co-chairs will lead schools and trusts to share good practice on what works in early secondary school

UAE international schools set for face-to-face teaching return

In-person learning will resume next week, says the UAE government – but staffing issues and lack of school transport could delay return, principals warn

Banning phones in schools ‘already solved’, claims minister

Education minister Olivia Bailey comes under fire as MPs reject Lords' proposal for a statutory ban on phones in schools

Ofqual won’t validate teacher-assessed grades for Middle East students

Exam boards Pearson and AQA confirm plan to switch students in the Middle East to international qualifications – but this could pose issues for university places

Why schools will struggle to fund ‘utterly unrealistic’ food standards

A government pilot scheme for the new healthier school food standards showed that costs of meals increased and uptake dropped, says expert

Exam board fined for ‘serious errors’ on A-level exams

Cambridge OCR was charged £270,000 for mistakes on its 2025 AS and A-level physics papers and mark schemes, which led to incorrect grades for students

Deprived schools need bigger share of nurseries cash, DfE told

Most of the schools successful in applying for the grant to open new nurseries have fewer FSM pupils than the national average, Tes analysis reveals

DfE warned over ‘chronic shortage’ of educational psychologists

The worst-affected area has only one educational psychologist for every 9,400 pupils, with shortages putting the DfE's inclusion plans at risk, EPI warns